Christian Schell
Children, Youth & Family Director
Role
I’m the Director for Children, Youth, and Families. Working closely with our wonderful team of volunteers, our Children’s Coordinator, Katie, and our Associate for Whole-Life Discipleship, Fr. Todd, to serve our families in prayer and action.
Church/Faith Background
I was born and raised here in the foothills. My faith was seeded within the nondenominational church, in family and friends, in nature. I came to love the Catholic tradition through close pals; church has always been personal; where there is life there is Christ. I’d say these people, their loving hearts, have led me to this place. Young Life culture informs much of my charism as well; the YL spirituality and mission encourage me. I’ve been moved by this: that the love of God is a relational love. I then carried these formational foundations, catholic and relational forces, with me into seminary at Nashotah House – visit and you’ll be tempted to never leave or run far far away. What has distilled within me is a deeply unitive heart that desires to see Christ’s body restored – for love to abound among Christians – that those lost, whom we seek, will know us by our love for one another.
Geographical moves
Littleton, CO → Boulder, CO → Denver, CO → PNW → Littleton, CO → Nashotah, WI → everywhere → Littleton, CO
Family connections
Mom from North Dakota and Dad from upstate New York live in Ken Caryl; my little brother, Ian, usually lives in Glacier, Santa Barbara, and Japan; my baby sister, Morgan, lives in Salt Lake City.
Interests/hobbies
Find me on the road via a pair of tuckered tennis shoes or upon a beautiful Bianchi blue steed. I like to read George MacDonald and EE Cummings. I love big wanders, cold waters, chocolate milk, laughs, and good music alive or dead. Oh and one can’t forget smelling roses and peonies, puttering with the best of any gaffer in the garden.